Exclusive | Financial woes threaten India's bid to host D Gukesh in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
India may lose the opportunity to host the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour due to a lack of investor support. Organizers are ...
Freestyle Chess' Jan Buettner accuses FIDE of demanding $500,000 amid dispute: 'Monetary gain is the primary driver'
In an open letter to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner has also questioned the chess governing ...
Carlsen v FIDE row intensifies over Freestyle Chess World Championship
The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body ...
Exclusive: FIDE and freestyle chess organisers close to amicable agreement after 2-month-long dispute
Across three days, there have been three one-on-one phone calls between freestyle chess tour promoter Jan Henric Buettner and FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich ...
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Chess Rankings: Arjun Erigaisi 4th, D Gukesh 5th As Nine Indians Ranked In Top-50 In Open Section
Arjun Erigaisi maintained his rating of 2801 and retained the fourth spot while newly-crowned World ... Open section in the first ranking list of 2025 released by International Chess Federation ...
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2024 in review — Gukesh and India dominate chess world in a golden year of success
In 2024, 18-year-old Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion, while India’s chess stars, including Koneru Humpy, R.
Freestyle Chess tour’s head claims FIDE demanded $5,00,000 annually to allow event to go ahead
Henric Buettner wrote: "FIDE's recent actions, such as threatening players with sanctions and demanding they sign agreements ...
Doha to host 2025 edition of FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in December
The 2025 edition of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships will be held in Doha, Qatar from 25 December to 31 December, ...
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World chess No1 causes uproar with deal to share championship title
Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world championship title with his rival. The 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster ...